Data Scientist

Data Scientist (M/F/D) Montréal | Permanent Contract | Full-Time

Are you a Data Scientist or would you like to become one? If your answer is yes, it’s your lucky day as we are looking for a dynamic and talented person to join our team in Montréal!

What will your role be? In this project, you will

• Be a key contributor to the AI Strategy
• Design innovative Artificial Intelligence solutions to support aviation and health training operations.
• Mine and analyze data from company databases to drive optimization and improvement of product development, marketing techniques and business strategies.
• Assess the effectiveness and accuracy of new data sources and data gathering techniques.
• Develop custom AI solutions and algorithms to apply to data sets.
• Experiment advanced modeling methodologies that aim increase and optimize customer experiences, revenue generation, ad targeting and other business outcomes.
• Develop company A/B testing framework for AI experimentation and results analysis.
• Coordinate with different functional teams to implement models and monitor outcomes.
• Develop processes and tools to monitor and analyze model performance and data accuracy.
• Be an active member of the business transformation
• Drive research on aviation & healthcare industry trends and the commercial applications of machine learning to be a differentiator in the market
• Lead multiple service-oriented large-scale machine learning related projects: from functional to the implementation plan
• Lead a team for rapid and iterative development of validated minimum viable solution
• Develop and prototype new machine learning techniques, run experiments to improve comprehension and model efficiency rate
• Be an inspirational and motivational colleague
• Be an inspirational and motivational colleague
• Share knowledge with team members & participate in various learning-sharing activities
• Contribute to the collaborative and stimulating work environment
• Be a change agent & Agile mindset promoter
• Be connected to the industry to know tendencies and suggest innovative ideas

What qualifications are we looking for? You have

• A Master or PhD in Statistics, Computer Science, Business Analytics or a related field;
• 5 years of experience in Data Science or applied statistics;
• Strong problem solving skills with an emphasis on product development;
• Experience using statistical computer languages (R, Python, SLQ, etc.) to manipulate data and draw insights from large data sets.

Assets

• Experience manipulating data sets and building statistical models.
• Knowledge of a variety of machine learning techniques (Random Forests, Support Vector machine, Gradient boosting, artificial neural networks, Bayesian networks, etc.) and their real-world advantages/drawbacks.
• Knowledge of advanced statistical techniques and concepts (GLM/Regression, Time Series, properties of distributions, statistical tests and proper usage, etc.) and experience with applications.
• Experience working with and creating data architectures.
• Experience using web services: Redshift, S3, Azure, Spark, DigitalOcean, etc.
• Experience analyzing data from 3rd party providers: Microsoft Application insights, Google Analytics, Site Catalyst, Coremetrics, Adwords, Crimson Hexagon, Facebook Insights, etc.
• Experience visualizing/presenting data for stakeholders using: Periscope, Microsoft Power BI, Business Objects, D3, ggplot, etc.

Why join us?

• To acquire experience in different critical industries and projects while working for the same company;
• To have a competitive salary and a great benefits package (dental, life and medical insurance, RRSP matching, sick days, vacation);
• To access trainings that focus on expanding your knowledge while staying up to date with cutting edge technologies and best practices;
• To have a clear career development plan that suits your goals;
• To have the possibility of working abroad through our mobility program thanks to our international presence;
• To join a dynamic, specialized and fast-growing group where communication is key and where every team member is valued;
• To be part of a team where having fun is essential (team building events, 5 à 7, Marathon and more!).

Who are we? At Scalian, we are a leading multinational engineering consulting firm with 3500 specialists and over 30 years of experience. We are specialized in Digital Systems (IT & Software and Systems Engineering) and Industrial Performance (Quality Assurance, Supply Chain and Project Management). Our expertise serves various technological sectors as the aerospace, defense, rail and energy industries while providing distinctive support to their development and operations.

Are you interested and would like to find out more? Apply and let’s talk!